Edelstein P H, Meyer R D, Finegold S M
Lancet. 1978 Dec 2;2(8101):1172-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)92154-2.
A new serotype of the legionnaires' disease bacterium has been isolated. The strain appears to be identical with the Philadelphia strain except for the cell-wall antigens as tested by a direct fluorescent antibody technique. Demonstration of a new serotype brings into question the diagnostic specificity of currently used reference strains.
已分离出军团病细菌的一种新血清型。除通过直接荧光抗体技术检测的细胞壁抗原外,该菌株似乎与费城菌株相同。新血清型的发现对目前使用的参考菌株的诊断特异性提出了质疑。